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Program Requirements
Required Courses (9 credits)
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SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Rytina, Steven (Fall) Hinrichs, Donald (Winter) Berry, Sarah (Summer)
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SOCI 230 Sociology of Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 475 Canadian Ethnic Studies Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on current social sciences research and public policies in areas relating to Canadian ethnic studies. Topics will include ethnic and racial inequalities, prejudice and discrimination, ethnic identities and cultural expressions, the structure and organization of minority groups.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Winter)
- Restriction: Open to students following the Minor Concentration in Canadian Ethnic Studies; or to students with at least nine credits, three at the 300 level, in the social sciences; or with permission of instructor. Not open to students taking CANS 404 in 2007-08.
Note: Of the 18 credits, selected with due regard to Faculty guidelines and course prerequisites, at least 9 must be above the 200 level.
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits, at least 6 of which must be at the 300-level or higher, selected from two of the following departmental lists:
Anthropology
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ANTH 202 Comparative Cultures (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An introduction to different cultures and societies. Aspects of social life, such as economics, gender, family, kinship, politics and beliefs are explored in diverse settings. Different social systems such as those centered on foraging, farming, and urbanism are illustrated and compared.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011
Instructors: Kohn, Edward (Fall) Minn, Pierre Hong (Summer)
- Fall
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ANTH 205 Cultures of the World (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An introduction to a variety of cultures through the study of ethnographies, detailed accounts of particular peoples and their psychologies, cultures, and societies. Selected classic and recent monographs will be read for understanding of the groups studied and the authors' perspectives and intellectual backgrounds.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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ANTH 306 Native Peoples' History in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A survey of the Canadian policies that impinged on native societies from the fur trade to W.W. II, and the native peoples' responses, looking at their involvement in the fur trade, the emergence of the Métis, types of resistance, economic diversification, development of associations, and cultural distinctiveness.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisites: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or ANTH 202 or ANTH 205 or ANTH 206, or permission of instructor
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ANTH 320 Social Evolution (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The evolution of human social organization, with a focus on pre-industrial societies (hunter-gatherers, small-scale sedentary societies, complex chiefdoms and small scale states).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Rousseau, Jerome (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: ANTH 202, or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 208, and Honours/Major/Minor status in Anthropology, or permission of instructor.
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ANTH 333 Class and Ethnicity (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Social, economic, political, symbolic and ideological aspects of ethnicity. Development of ethnic groups. Interplay between social class and ethnicity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 212, or permission of instructor
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ANTH 338 Native Peoples of North America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Ethnographic survey of Native cultures in North America. Conditions arising from European colonization and their social, economic and political impact. Contemporary situation of indigenous peoples.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 204, or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 209, or ANTH 212, or GEOG 336, or permission of instructor
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ANTH 436 North American Native Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A detailed examination of selected contemporary problems.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Scott, Colin Hartley (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ANTH 338, or ANTH 336, or permission of instructor
Geography
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GEOG 301 Geography of Nunavut (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to the physical and cultural geography of Canada's newest territory. The course will emphasize the bio-physical heterogeneity of the natural environment and the cultural and political ecology of the human population.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Wenzel, George (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours
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GEOG 331 Urban Social Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Social space and social time. The reflection of social structure in the spatial organization of the city. Historical perspective on changing personal mobility, life cycle, family structure and work organization. The appropriation and alienation of urban spaces.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Oswin, Natalie (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: GEOG 216 or GEOG 217 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 424 Europe: Places and Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : The dynamics of change in distinct European landscapes, peoples and their cultures during the modern era with emphasis upon divergence/convergence of regional identities, emergent nationalism and their implications for contemporary issues of international cooperation.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Forest, Benjamin; Johnson, Juliet (Winter)
- Fall
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: At least one 300-level course in geography, anthropology, history, political science, sociology or permission of instructor.
History
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HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Meren, David John; Gray, Colleen Allyn (Winter)
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HIST 371 American Civil Rights 1877-1940 (3 credits)
Overview
History : The social, economic, political, and constitutional history of citizenship and civil rights in the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the 1930s. Emphasis on segregation and disfranchisement; immigration restrictions, americanization and national identities; civil rights movements and organizations; women's suffrage; voting rights and representation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: any course in U.S. history or consent of instructor
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HIST 408 Colonialism and Native Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
History : The nature and consequences of encounters between American native peoples and Europeans.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 202
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-580D
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HIST 423 Topics: Migration and Ethnicity (3 credits)
Overview
History : The study of various topics and themes in the area of migration, ethnicity and race in Canada. Topics vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 397 or permission of instructor
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HIST 442 Asian Diaspora: Chinese Overseas (3 credits)
Overview
History : The contexts and causes of Chinese emigration; historical patterns of migration; Overseas Chinese communities on five continents, with emphasis on Southeast Asia and North America; alienation and identity in Chinatown; relations between the Overseas Chinese and China.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: One previous course in Chinese or Asian history or permission of instructor
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HIST 471D1 Canadian Immigration History (3 credits)
Overview
History
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Zucchi, John (Fall)
- Prerequisite: HIST 203 or permission of instructor
- Students must register for both HIST 471D1 and HIST 471D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 471D1 and HIST 471D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 471D2 Canadian Immigration History (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 471D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Zucchi, John (Winter)
- Prerequisite: HIST 471D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 471D1 and HIST 471D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Political Science
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POLI 226 La vie politique québécoise (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Une introduction à la vie politique québécoise à travers l'étude des institutions, des idéologies et des comportements politiques. Une attention particulière sera accordée à la structure et aux changements dans le système politique québécoise.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Belanger, Eric (Winter)
- Restriction: An ability to understand and read French is required; writing and speaking ability are not.
- This course is offered in English and French in alternate years. For 2010-11 it will be offered in French
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 321 Issues: Canadian Public Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The Canadian political process through an analysis of critical policy issues in community development, welfare state, education, and institutional reforms in public service delivery systems. Diagnostic and prescriptive interpretations of public choices in a federal-parliamentary regime.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sabetti, Filippo (Winter)
- Prerequisite: at least one other course in Canadian or Comparative Politics
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 336 Le Québec et le Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Comment les Canadiens anglais et les Québécois se perçoivent-ils? Les différences culturelles entre les deux groupes. Les relations politiques et économiques entre les deux groupes. L'impact de la Révolution Tranquille. La place des francophones et des anglophones dans la vie collective. Les projets de réaménagement du cadre politique.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Belanger, Eric (Winter)
- Restrictions: An ability to understand and read French is required; writing and speaking ability are not. Not open to students who have taken QCST 336.
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 411 Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of various aspects of Canadian politics that stems from the country's experience with immigration and ethnic and racial diversity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: at least one course in Canadian politics, preferably at the 300 or 400 level, or permission of the instructor
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 412 Canadian Voting/Public Opinion (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : A critical examination of major debates within the literature on Canadian voting behaviour and public opinion.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gidengil, Elisabeth (Winter)
- Prerequisite: at least one course in Canadian politics, preferably at the 300 or 400 level, or permission of the instructor
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
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POLI 431 Nations and States/Developed World (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The role of nationalism in European and North American political development. Topics include: nationalism and state-formation, secession and sub-state nationalism, war and nationalism, federal and consociational arrangements in multi-national societies.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Meadwell, Hudson (Winter)
- Prerequisite: POLI 211 or POLI 212 or POLI 328
- Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developed Areas.
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POLI 478 The Canadian Constitution (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An examination of legislative and judicial protection of rights and liberties in Canada. Topics to be covered include civil rights and the division of powers; the implied bill of rights theory; the 1960 Bill of Rights; establishment and enforcement of human rights legislation; and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kelly, James (Winter)
- Prerequisites: POLI 378 or an upper level course in Canadian Politics or permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who took 160-427 in 1989-90 or 1991
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
Sociology
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SOCI 234 Population and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to the reciprocal linkages in the social world between population size, structure and dynamics on the one hand, social structure, action and change on the other. An examination of population processes and their relation to the social world.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sandberg, John (Winter)
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SOCI 327 Jews in North America (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Understanding of contemporary North American Jewry using findings of sociology and other social sciences. Social, cultural, and political issues of concern to the Jewish community. Specific characteristics of Jewish life in Canada, and Québec in particular, in comparison to the American Jewish experience.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Fall)
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SOCI 333 Social Stratification (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The pattern, causes and consequences of social inequality. Among the inequalities considered are those of economic class, sex (gender), race, ethnicity and age. Competing theories of the causes of social inequalities are compared and assessed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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SOCI 353 Inequality and Social Conflict (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Investigation of causes, processes, and outcomes of large scale social strife particularly as related to stratification systems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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SOCI 519 Gender and Globalization (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on the diverse forces of globalization that impact the lives of men and women. Critical analysis of key theories and concepts implicated in the intersection of globalization processes with gender dynamisms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 270 or permission of instructor.
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SOCI 520 Migration and Immigrant Groups (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Review of the major demographic, economic and sociological theories of internal and international migration. The main emphasis will be on empirical research on migration and immigrant groups.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Fall)
- Prerequisite: 15 credits in the Social Sciences
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SOCI 529 Political Sociology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Key theories and empirical areas of political sociology. Major works relevant to each theme will be read and analyzed. Topics include: political socialization, the social psychology of political behaviour, class and politics, political organizations, elite studies. A research paper in one of the areas covered will be required.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hall, John Anthony (Winter)
- Prerequisite (s): SOCI 330
Social Work
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SWRK 400 Policy and Practice for Refugees (3 credits)
Overview
Social Work : Refugee-generating conflicts, international and national responses are considered. Canadian policy, history and response to refugees are analyzed. Theory-grounded practice with refugees is examined, including community organizing and direct service delivery to individuals and families.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Ives, Nicole (Winter)
- Restrictions: Limited to BSW U3, 2-year BSW, and U3 non-Social work students
Faculty of Arts—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)